The first thing we noticed on our return, was that the clips holding the new guttering had pulled from the fascia boards due to the heavy weight of the ice that had built up. A telephone call to the builder, and this was soon rectified and extra clips fitted.
After a visit to several local DIY stores, we were soon stocked up with a high output fan heater, a new hammer drill with chisel attachments, an electric screwdriver, a wrecking bar, hammer, and numerous other tools all to help with the work we have planned.
We have printed a project plan, which is now sellotaped to the door in the warmest room in the cottage (now known as the "bait cabin" - somewhere to get a cup of tea and warm your toes and fingers in between jobs)!
Today's visit, and the toilet cistern is frozen, so unable to flush!!! and the kitchen sink waste also frozen...not to mention the inside of the windows! -12 degrees overnight!
